Increased serum levels of interleukin-6 and von Willenbrand Factor in early phase of acute coronary syndrome in a young and multiethnic Malaysian population

• Main Authors: Wen, Ni Tiong, Yean, Alan Yip Fong, Sim, Edmund U. H., Hiang, Chuan Chan, Tiong, Kiam Ong, Boon, Cheng Chang, Kui, Hian Sim
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16907/1/Increased%20serum%20levels%20of%20interleukin%20-6%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16907/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236182448

Objective Interleukin-6 (IL6; proinflammatory marker), von Willebrand Factor (vWF; endothelial dysfunction marker) and P-selectin ( platelet activation marker), may play important roles in defining the pathogenesis of vulnerable plaques in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This study aims to inves...